Photo Today: New Years Resolution

For my New Years Resolution, I want to allow myself the opportunity to exercise myself creatively more than I have in the past year. So whether it be an old photo post-processed, a new photo I’ve taken throughout the day, or even drawing things to share on my blog–I want to do it.

Photo Advice: Metaphors

After posting my recent article on diptychs, I received this curious e-mail from a reader. Graham writes:  Diptychs are hard because of how multifaceted your ideas need to be in order to avoid literal messages of your juxtaposed pieces. I personally struggled with the brainstorming phase of what I wanted to do and ended up […]

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Under The Bridge: Coronado Diptych

It was in high school that I decided pursuing a career in art wasn’t for me. Throughout my life I always loved drawing: sketching out portraits and coming up with comics. While I excelled in art classes throughout middle school and even at my grade level classes in high school, for some reason I never thought […]

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Instagram: To Filter or Not To Filter

I’m guilty for being a serial filterer on nearly all my Instagram photos. But I’m of the school of thought that believes filtering can enhance the intrinsic value of your shot. When used purposefully, it can be a great tool for story telling, setting mood, framing context, all of the above. However, there are a ton […]

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